“Simon and Garfunkel” is the name of an American folk rock music duo who rose to popularity in the nineteen sixties. Although I am not old enough to know what the nineteen sixties, the nineteen seventies or even the nineteen eighties for that matter were like, I am quite …

“Frogs” is the 11th song on the Alice In Chains Unplugged live album. “Frogs” appeared on Alice In Chains self titled album, but I never really could get into the studio version of it therefore I never really paid it any mind. However the live acoustic and unplugged version …

I have known about this song for a while now, since it came out a few years ago. But I had no idea that it was by Miranda Lambert. The only time I had ever heard of her is when she won the award for best female video at …

Flaming is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Flaming opens up with a very unconventional sound as it sort of makes you feel as if you’re in the middle of the jungle due to some dark tribal-like …

R. Kelly ft. Ludacris and Kid Rock
“Rock Star”
Double Up
Jive Records
Directed by: R. Kelly and Elliot Rosenblaut
“Rock Star” is the third and final music video and single from R. Kelly’s eighth studio album titled “Double Up”, following “I’m A Flirt (Remix)” and “Same Girl”. I’m surprised to see R. Kelly …

The Freedom Fest was a musical celebration held in Provo, Utah in 1999 and included a star cast. The opening number even includes Bob and Delores Hope. It’s called Hope of America and includes the song God Bless America. Now that gets the blood stirring from …

At first, I didn’t like this song because it sounded kind of stupid. But after I heard it a few times, I really started liking it, mostly because I could relate to it. It is featuring Hayley Williams, someone I have never heard of before but she is a …

The 505 guitar effects pedal from Zoom comes in a carton box with an operation manual. It doesn’t come with any other accessory. The Zoom 505 has 2 pedals for patch switching. It has 24 individual built-in effects. These 24 built-in effects are user-programmable patches, …

In 1997, Michael O Domhnaill and Windham Hill Records produced “Celtic Christmas III: A Windham Hill Sampler.” The compilation includes twelve favorites from previous Celtic Christmas compositions, such as “The Wexford Carol,” “Circle of Joy,” “A Raven in the Snow,” and “Coinnle an Linoh Losa.” The soothing melodies and …

I Wanna Be Your Man is a cover of a Beatles song performed by The Rolling Stones. Generally when I review covers I’m not all that familiar with the original version of the song but in this case I know the cover and I know the original as well …

This band has influenced me tremendously as a heavy metal vocalist just starting out. Of course, I have other influences such as the band Arch Enemy which has a female lead singer like me; but there have been many things I have adored about the band Pantera.
If you’ve ever …

Chemical Warfare is a song by Slayer which appears on their EP Haunting The Chapel. The track starts off with a very fast chugging riff from the two guitars before Lombardo and Araya come in with the drum and bass parts respectively. Something that I always remembered about Chemical …

Beer Is Good For You by David Allan Coe is the type of song I would have expected someone to write that was writing a jingle for a Budweiser commercial. I had never heard it before so when I came across it I had to just check it out. …

Falling Away With You is a song by Muse which appears on their record Absolution. The song opens up with an extremely melodic synthesizer rhythm which an acoustic guitar lead soon comes in over. Bellamy’s vocal melody pretty much mimics this acoustic guitar part but it works well nonetheless …

Staring At Sound/With You (Reprise) is a song by The Flaming Lips and either the penultimate or final track on the band’s debut album, Hear It Is. While most copies of this album will have this song as the final track, early copies feature a bonus track entitled Summertime …

Girl From The North Country is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The song opens up with a melodic fairly paced acoustic guitar part from Dylan before he joins in with the vocals. His voice seems to have a bit of …

The Queen is BACK. I repeat, the QUEEN is back!
No other singer took the storm the way Adele did when she surprised released her post-21 song, “Hello”.
I know everyone knows Adele’s name ever since 21 became a global phenomenon a few years ago. Songs like “Rolling in the Deep”, …

I first discovered Jessie J through her first single, Price Tag, on the Top 40 List. It was a very catchy tune with a simple message and an upbeat attitude which is perfect for a summer song. I then saw her perform her music video for Who …

Honestly, I really dig this group. MTS is a doujin artist - in English, that basically means it’s a Japan-situated artist that arranges popular tunes with unique twists. Magical Trick Society in particular falls squarely in this genre - their arrangements of popular video game tunes have definitely not …

Bliss is a track which appears on Muse’s second record, Origin Of Symmetry. Bliss is a track which has been described to have sort of a disco feel, and after you hear about the first thirty seconds of this track, you’d probably agree. The reason for this is because …

The band Army Of Anyone is made up of 2 of the members of Stone Temple Pilots, Ray Luzier on drums, and Richard Patrick of Filter on vocals. The band released their first and last album (so far), the self titled Army Of Anyone in late 2006. The band …

Knife Man is a 2011 album release by Andrew Jackson Jihad. The one thing that really stuck out to me about Knife Man after going through a couple listens of the record was that the band really chooses to embrace different sounds throughout the album. Though the traditional and …

I have been a huge Def Leppard fan for forever. So when “Songs From the Sparkle Lounge” came out I knew it would be in my collection soon. It is a fantastic album. Any Def Leppard fan is sure to love it. I aquirred it …

If your looking for a good live music CD, one that I recommend would definetely be the Slash Live in Manchester album. Ever since Slash has released his new solo album he’s been doing awesome musically with his fellow Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy who sang on the …

Back Pack is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which appears as the fourth track on their record Knife Man. Opening up with a brooding rhythm guitar, the vocals come in soon enough and I would characterize this song as having more of a ballad feeling. Although the previous …

Bloom is a song by Radiohead which appears on their most recent record, The King Of Limbs. Opening up with a quick piano line along with a guitar, the drums join the mix and the band establishes a general rhythm with actually quite a lot going on before Thom …

In my opinion, Robbie Williams’ 2002 album titled “Escapology” is the perfect pop album. It’s my favourite Robbie Williams album to date, and is one I never get sick of. Even after all these years, I still enjoy listening to all the songs on this album. The …

Overseas Stomp (The Lindy) is a cover which appears on a reissue of the self-titled Grateful Dead album. This song is a cover but I’m sure that The Dead added their own distinct touch to the track which is what I’ll be focusing on here. The track opens up …

Waiting For The Worms is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record The Wall. The track opens up in an extremely melodic fashion where Waters sings along with harmonized dubs of his own voice which provides a very full sound vocally. The intro of this track …

Fast Car is a folk rock song from Tracy Chapman from her self titled album. I first thought that Tracy is a woman but when I saw her face in the net I have doubts if she is really a woman. Even in the internet, people are being confused …

Bleeding Me, a track by Metallica for Load, is certainly one of the best songs on either Load or Reload and even one of the best throughout Metallica’s entire career. I will admit that although the majority of both Load and Reload were filled with complete garbage, both albums …

In regards to music, Michael Jackson was an absolute genius; everything he touched turned to gold and he produced the most memorable and meaningful songs of all time. For me, my favorite is “Human Nature.” Not only does it has some of the most poetic words ever written in a …

I haven’t liked much by Chuck Wicks, but this is one of my favorite songs. Songs about fathers always get to me since I lost mine when I was a young teenager. I will never get the chance to experience moments like these with my father, so this song …

American Metal heads Mastodon have created a style that is all their own.
Their first album, “Remission” blew everyone away with their raw, crunching and meat grinding riffs, explosive solos, throaty vocals and amazingly complex yet hard hitting drums. The sound quality was a little shoddy, but it mattered not. …

Johnny Reb is a song by Johnny Horton. It talks about a soldier that fought with Robert E. Lee and how they fought hard in a battle. The soldier was shot but still fought for what he believed in. This song is basically a tribute to …

Celine Dion: All the Way … A Decade of Song CD is a combination of some of her greatest hits as well as 7 new songs at the time of release in 1999. The liner is on sturdy paper stock and it includes lyrics, though only for the …

Magnificent is one word to sum up Keeps Gettin Better: A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera.
All awesome hits are inside and let me start with Genie In A Bottle and other nice oh so cool tunes like the duet with Ricky Martin, the collaboration with the other …

One way you can recognize a guitar player is by checking the person’s fingertips for wounds caused by strings. There are several factors that make strings rust, such as proximity to the sea, sweat, humidity and storage. Whichever reason, the fact is that oxidized strings hurt the flesh much …

The Odd Couple is a song by Weezer which appears on their most recent release, Death To False Metal. Cuomo comes in with the first verse with a very characteristic catchy vocal melody and fun lyrics to go with it. As with most Weezer songs, the music itself may …

The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 And Three is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the second song on their sophomore effort, In the Aeroplane Over The Sea. Picking up where the previous song, The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, left off, this track opens …

The Weeknd is definitely one of the most popular hitmaker right now. In case you are not familiar with his name, he was the one responsible for the huge hits “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills” which were streaming giants when they were released. He also contributed to …

One of the biggest hits off the Appetite for Destruction, or the debut album by Guns N’ Roses was the epic tune tune Nightrain. I think the band did a good job of releasing this song as a single. It is one of those songs that you can identify …

After achieving success with Sweet Kisses, Jessica Simpson, appeared with Sweetest Sin on the album titled, In This Skin. More exciting and more excited. Great formula of imitating other singers such as Kylie Minogue, she hummed songs expertly. As a happy wife of Nick Lachey, in this album, Jessica …

If you are unaware of who Eminem is you should know he is a rapper who is signed to Dr. Dre under Aftermath Records. He is famous for hits like �My Name Is�, �Lose Yourself� and �Stan� to name just a few. Well the concept behind �Curtain Call� is …

Susannah McCorkle is one of my favorite jazz singers. That?s saying a lot, because I love listening and watching women sing jazz.
Susannah McCorkle has a very interesting, rich voice that can sound innocent and pure like June Christie or hauntingly memorable in her very special version of The Waters …

Loaded is a very good CD by the rapper Brotha Lynch Hung. I really think that his style of rap and lyrics on this album were great. He starts the album off with a great song called DIE. Yes that is how simple the title is. Brotha Lynch Hung wastes …

As one of the most popular country music songs between the years 2003 and 2005, the song ‘Sweet Southern Comfort’ by the first ever ‘Nashville Star’ winner Buddy Jewell is one that I will never be able to shake from my mind.
This wonderfully written song follows country music …

As my friend and I were griping about it the other night, I realized it might be interesting to offer a perspective on one of the most popular songs of the past year, “Empire State of Mind,” from rapper Jay-Z’s album “The Blueprint 3″ (released in late 2009) which …

I remember how dissatisfied with this album I was after I bought it. It was a rather critical point then. I had bought the KMFDM album called Attak, released in 2002, and I liked it a lot. And then I saw this CD in the shop. And I thought: …

Rich girl by Gwen Stefani is about how a girl wishes she was a rich girl that way she could have all the money in the world. She also wishes to have maids and go to all the places in the world. This song is four minutes and five …